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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RAUL ALVAREZ,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
NASTRAN HASHEMI,
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Defendant.
Case No. 1:16-cv-00203-AWI-SKO (PC)
ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING ORDER
EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR DISPOSITIVE
MOTIONS
(Docs. 23, 27)
Dispositive Motion Deadline: 09/22/2017
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I.
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Background
Plaintiff, Raul Alvarez, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this
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civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on February 5, 2016,
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and is proceeding on claims of deliberate indifference to Plaintiff's serious medical needs in
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violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendant, Nastran Hashemi. The current Discovery
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and Scheduling Order issued on September 29, 2016, and set August 10, 2017, as the deadline for
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filing dispositive motions. (Doc. 23.) On August 7, 2017, Defendant filed a motion requesting to
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extend that deadline to September 22, 2017. (Doc. 27.) While the time for Plaintiff to file an
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opposition has not yet lapsed, he will not be prejudiced by premature consideration of
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Defendant’s motion as the extension granted herein is extended on his behalf as well.
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II.
Modification of Scheduling Order
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure1 16(b) requires a party show “good cause” when seeking
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to modify a scheduling order. Rule 16(b)’s good cause standard focuses primarily on the
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diligence of the moving party, id., and the reasons for seeking modification, C.F. ex rel. Farnan
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v. Capistrano Unified Sch. Dist., 654 F.3d 975, 984 (9th Cir.2011). If the party seeking to amend
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the scheduling order fails to show due diligence, the inquiry should end and the court should not
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grant the motion to modify. Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison, Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087
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(9th Cir. 2002). Defendant’s motion shows that he has exercised due diligence, but has been
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unable to prepare a dispositive motion in this case because of an upcoming, out of state trial and
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new assignments due to the recent departure of another Deputy. This satisfies Rule 16(b)’s good
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cause standard.
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III.
Order
Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:
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August 7, 2017, (Doc. 27), is GRANTED;
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(2)
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the deadline for filing pre-trial dispositive motions is extended to September
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other than the above modification of deadlines, all requirements of the
September 9, 2016 Discovery and Scheduling Order, (Doc. 23), remain in
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effect.
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Defendant’s motion to extend the dispositive motion filing deadline, filed on
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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August 8, 2017
/s/
Sheila K. Oberto
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be referred to as ARule *.@ Any reference to other statutory authorities
shall so indicate.
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